{"id":450,"date":"2020-03-31T23:25:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T23:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excursionsofescalante.com\/new\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2025-11-16T19:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:01:23","slug":"certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/escalantetours.com\/home\/courses\/certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tACA Certification Courses\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tACA Certification Programs\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe are the Headquarters for the American Canyoneering Association and offer all levels of ACA Training and Certification.  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